diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index aa31819ffae97..5fab88d418f10 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 - Update supported version for max_shard_size parameter in Shrink API ([#11439](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/11439))
 - Fix typo in API annotation check message ([11836](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/11836))
 - Update supported version for must_exist parameter in update aliases API ([#11872](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/11872))
+- [Bug] Check phase name before SearchRequestOperationsListener onPhaseStart ([#12035](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/12035))
 
 ### Security
 
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/action/search/AbstractSearchAsyncAction.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/action/search/AbstractSearchAsyncAction.java
index 5b41c2a13b596..519b9592a1e0e 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/action/search/AbstractSearchAsyncAction.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/action/search/AbstractSearchAsyncAction.java
@@ -439,9 +439,11 @@ private void onPhaseEnd(SearchRequestContext searchRequestContext) {
         this.searchRequestContext.getSearchRequestOperationsListener().onPhaseEnd(this, searchRequestContext);
     }
 
-    private void onPhaseStart(SearchPhase phase) {
+    void onPhaseStart(SearchPhase phase) {
         setCurrentPhase(phase);
-        this.searchRequestContext.getSearchRequestOperationsListener().onPhaseStart(this);
+        if (SearchPhaseName.isValidName(phase.getName())) {
+            this.searchRequestContext.getSearchRequestOperationsListener().onPhaseStart(this);
+        }
     }
 
     private void onRequestEnd(SearchRequestContext searchRequestContext) {
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/action/search/SearchPhaseName.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/action/search/SearchPhaseName.java
index 8cf92934c8a52..c6f3d4c70632d 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/action/search/SearchPhaseName.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/action/search/SearchPhaseName.java
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
 
 import org.opensearch.common.annotation.PublicApi;
 
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.Set;
+
 /**
  * Enum for different Search Phases in OpenSearch
  *
@@ -25,6 +28,12 @@ public enum SearchPhaseName {
     CAN_MATCH("can_match");
 
     private final String name;
+    private static final Set<String> PHASE_NAMES = new HashSet<>();
+    static {
+        for (SearchPhaseName phaseName : SearchPhaseName.values()) {
+            PHASE_NAMES.add(phaseName.name);
+        }
+    }
 
     SearchPhaseName(final String name) {
         this.name = name;
@@ -33,4 +42,8 @@ public enum SearchPhaseName {
     public String getName() {
         return name;
     }
+
+    public static boolean isValidName(String phaseName) {
+        return PHASE_NAMES.contains(phaseName);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/action/search/TransportSearchAction.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/action/search/TransportSearchAction.java
index 842c10b700d24..79e599ec9387b 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/action/search/TransportSearchAction.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/action/search/TransportSearchAction.java
@@ -1238,7 +1238,7 @@ private AbstractSearchAsyncAction<? extends SearchPhaseResult> searchAsyncAction
                         clusters,
                         searchRequestContext
                     );
-                    return new SearchPhase(action.getName()) {
+                    return new SearchPhase("none") {
                         @Override
                         public void run() {
                             action.start();
diff --git a/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/action/search/AbstractSearchAsyncActionTests.java b/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/action/search/AbstractSearchAsyncActionTests.java
index 76129341fc9a2..fddd6b32446ea 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/action/search/AbstractSearchAsyncActionTests.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/action/search/AbstractSearchAsyncActionTests.java
@@ -358,8 +358,8 @@ public void run() {
 
             }
         }, "message", null);
-        assertEquals(0, testListener.getPhaseCurrent(action.getSearchPhaseName()));
-        assertEquals(0, testListener.getPhaseTotal(action.getSearchPhaseName()));
+        assertEquals(0, testListener.getPhaseCurrent(searchDfsQueryThenFetchAsyncAction.getSearchPhaseName()));
+        assertEquals(0, testListener.getPhaseTotal(searchDfsQueryThenFetchAsyncAction.getSearchPhaseName()));
 
         FetchSearchPhase fetchPhase = createFetchSearchPhase();
         ShardId shardId = new ShardId(randomAlphaOfLengthBetween(5, 10), randomAlphaOfLength(10), randomInt());
@@ -403,6 +403,30 @@ public void run() {
         assertEquals(requestIds, releasedContexts);
     }
 
+    public void testOnPhaseStart() {
+        ClusterSettings clusterSettings = new ClusterSettings(Settings.EMPTY, ClusterSettings.BUILT_IN_CLUSTER_SETTINGS);
+        SearchRequestStats testListener = new SearchRequestStats(clusterSettings);
+
+        final List<SearchRequestOperationsListener> requestOperationListeners = new ArrayList<>(List.of(testListener));
+        SearchQueryThenFetchAsyncAction action = createSearchQueryThenFetchAsyncAction(requestOperationListeners);
+
+        action.onPhaseStart(new SearchPhase("test") {
+            @Override
+            public void run() {}
+        });
+        action.onPhaseStart(new SearchPhase("none") {
+            @Override
+            public void run() {}
+        });
+        assertEquals(0, testListener.getPhaseCurrent(action.getSearchPhaseName()));
+
+        action.onPhaseStart(new SearchPhase(action.getName()) {
+            @Override
+            public void run() {}
+        });
+        assertEquals(1, testListener.getPhaseCurrent(action.getSearchPhaseName()));
+    }
+
     public void testShardNotAvailableWithDisallowPartialFailures() {
         SearchRequest searchRequest = new SearchRequest().allowPartialSearchResults(false);
         AtomicReference<Exception> exception = new AtomicReference<>();